Department Award:

The department annually presents the Peter Seybolt Academic Award of Asian Languages and Literatures, given to the top graduating seniors who major in an Asian language based on academic performance. This award was named after the founder of the department, Professor Peter Seybolt, in August 2012, to commemorate his dedication and contribution to Asian language education at UVM.

Honors:

Chinese:

The Chinese Program recommends its best students to be inducted into the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society, sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA.

Japanese

The Japanese National Honor Society – College Chapter (JNHS–CC) recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language. The Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ) is pleased to assist teachers with a way to recognize their outstanding students, to maintain high standards in Japanese language education, and to promote activities that give students ways to use their language skills on their campuses and in their communities. UVM students who are nominated for membership receive certificates of excellence and red-and-white cords to wear at graduation, and are recognized on the ATJ website and in its newsletter.

Past Awardees and Honorees

2020 Recipients

  • Sophia Webb

2019 Recipients

  • Eric Hendel
  • Andrew Lambert
  • Marty McDonald
  • John Sawyer Shaw

2018 Recipients

  • Adam Barson
  • Michaela Hooper
  • Claire LeVier
  • Danielle Tom

2016-2017 Recipients

  • Adler, Jessica
  • Ambo, Olivia
  • Chen, Lisa
  • Chen, Yi
  • Chen, Xi
  • Galecki, Michelle
  • Sebastiano, Alexandra
  • Schinazi, Emanuella
  • Spacapan, Kimberly
  • Su, Yutao
  • Todd, Mckenna
  • Velba, Morgan
  • Warshawsky, Eric

2015-2016 Recipients

  • Berube, Alexander
  • Caruso, Emmett
  • Chen, Zhenhui
  • Hamilton, Kerey
  • Kane, Aaron
  • Lamoureux, Andrew
  • Lewis, Alisha
  • Tessmann, Nathan
  • Torossian, Christopher
  • Yefko, Yin

2014-2015 Recipients

  • Berthel, Brett
  • Holm, Alisa
  • Pike, Hannah
  • Stanton, Shawnae
  • Zept, Christopher

2013-2014 Recipients

  • Pavlik, Maureen
  • Teixeira, Pedro M
  • Yin, Ruoyi

2012-2013 Recipients

  • Depasquale, Danielle
  • Nicholson, Annemarie
  • Ross, Charlotte
  • Ruske, Kyle
  • Stanford, Grace
  • Thurlow, Molly
  • Titterton, Jessica

2011-2012 Recipients

  • Boyle, Johnathan
  • Crucitti, Brian
  • Runner, Jacob
  • Stone, Annalouise Virginia
  • Winert, Brittany Alexndra

2010-2011 Recipients

  • Canosa, Janelle
  • Decosta, John
  • Lacouture, Deidre
  • Mishcon, Samuel Alden
  • Murakami, Gina
  • Murakami, Ken

2009-2010 Recipients

  • Hoffmann, Caitlin Scott
  • Managan, Sarah Siobhan
  • Ni, Wei
  • Walsh, Anna Raine

Peter Seybolt was the Founder and Director of Asian Studies, as well as  administrator of the Chinese and Japanese language programs.